Bottle-crate.



B. TARTAKOVSKY.

, BOULE CRATE.'

APPLICATION FILED SEPT.2G, 1917.

Patented Jan. 7', 1919.

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BOTTLE-CRATE.

' Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 7, 1919.

Application filed September 20, 191'?. Serial No.' 192,254.

To all whom t may concern: v

Be it known that I, BENZION TARTAKovsKY, a citizen of the United States, residlng at Detroit, county of Wayne, State of Michigan, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Bottle-Crates, and declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, such as Will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to bottle crates, and its object is a crate for Water bottles, carboys and the like adapted to yieldably support the bottles Within the crate and prevent the breakage thereof. An additional object thereof is a crate having corner posts formed with yieldable portions to prevent shock being transmitted to the bottle or the like carried thereby. A kfurther object of the 1nvention is a crate having corner posts with a sprin or yieldable portion integrally formed t erevvith, the bottle contacting portion being adapted to yield substantially uniformly throughout the length, the posts being formed of Wood and cut at an angle tol the grain of the Wood providing spring por-y tions formed longitudinally of the grain to produce a strong and serviceable leaf spring.`

These several objects and the novel features of the invention are hereinafter more fully described and claimed and shown in the accompanying drawings in Which--v Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the crate embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged View in detail showing one of the corner posts `and integral spring portion.

Fig. 3 is an end vieW of one of the posts showin the method of securing the slats or bars o the crate thereto.

Fig. 4 is a cross section taken on line :v-w of Fig. 2.l

. The crate is formed of the bottom boards 1, the four corner posts 2 extending verti.

cally therefrom, and the slats 3 secured to the posts forming a rectangular crate mem! ber open at the top into which the bottle may be readily inserted. A corner post is shown in detail in Fig. 2, land consists of a longitudinal portion, 4, the length of which is equal to the depth of the crate. A bottle contacting member 5 is provided formed integrally with the portion 4 as indicated.

These contacting members are preferably formed of clear, straight grained ash or ehn, and the part 5 is attached to the part 4 by a portion 6 formed by Vsavvng the member at an angle to the part 4 of about fifteen degrecs and parallel with the grain of the Wood so that the part 6 is formed of a straight grain extending from the part 5 to the part 4 and being comparatively straight grained as-indicatedthe little liability of'breakage is reduced to a The part 5 is less in length than the part 4 neither end thereof extending tothe end of the part 4. The part 5, therefore, does not engage the bottom boards 1 of the crate or extend quite to the upper end of the crate. The upper end 7 of the part 5 is curved as shown, toward the post or body portion 4 and each of the four corners being so provided to enable the ready insertion of the bottle therein, and this portion 5, as shown in cross section in Fig. 4, has a concave face 8 to engage the circular portion of the jar or bottle to be inserted therein.

Spring leaf portions 9 and 10 are formed integrally With the post and spring member 6 being curved as shown, the part 9 formed on the bottle contacting part 5 has the free end thereof curved to engage the portion 4, and by reason of the angle at which it is formed the part 9 is practically straight grained so that breakage does not readily result from pressing the member 5 toward the body portion. Likewise, the spring portion 10 is formed integrally With the post, being curved in form With the end thereof engaging the portion 5. The portion 5 is thus supported in normal position on the part 6. In inserting a bottle in the crate the upper end of the bottle contacting part 5 is forced toward the member 4 compressing the spring 9 through contact With the portion 4 and as the bottle is forced doWn-, Ward the spring 10 is brought into action, the part 5 being thus yieldable uniformlyk throughout its length so that the said part engages the bottle equally from one end to the other of the part 5. The parts 9 and 10 are formed by sawing the material by means of a band saw for instance, in practically the shape as shown in Fig. 2, and preferably cut forming the part 6 terminating in the enlarged apertures 11 and 12 to prevent splitting of the material at these points. -HoW- ever, brads 13 and 14 may be inserted through the body t and portion 5 respectively, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 2, to prevent splitting of the material.

The posts are provided with beveled-edges 15 and 16 at a right angle one to the other to receive the slats 3, as shown more particularly in Fig. 3 one slat 3 abutting 'against the end of a companion slat 3 on thek opposite side as will be readily understood.

- By forming a yieldable bottle contacting member integral with the post after the manner described, a cheap, serviceable and ellicient crate for transportation of bottles or jars, or other similar objects very liable to breakage, is provided yieldable in all directions to absorb shocks incident to the handling of the crated bottles, andL- a. spring member is formed serviceable for a long period of time due to the manner in which the spring members are formed lying substantially parallel with the grain of the wood, and being formed of wood, do not break as with those devices using metal .springs or the like for supporting the yieldable member.

Having thus -brieliy dcscribed'my invention, its utility and mode of operation, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent ofthe United States isl. A wooden corner post for receptacles for fragile articles cut at an angle to the grain 'of the wood and having the material thereof sawed substantially parallel with the grain. of the wood to provide an integral, iexibly' supported, bottle contacting member spaced from the body of the post, and integrally formed leaf spring members eX- tending each way from the center of the post with the outer ends thereof free from the post providing spring members between the bottle contacting member and the body of the post.

2. A crate for bottles, jars and the like, consisting of a body open at the top provided with corner posts formed of wood, each post being provided with a bottle contacting member integrally formed with the post and yieldably supported substantially at the center by an integral straight grained portion7 curved spring members formed by cuttingthe material on a long curve substantially parallel with the grain of the wood, the 4upper' and lower ends oi' the material respectively being oppositely curved, the upper member being curved to contact the post at thefree end and the lower member being curved to contact the bottle contacting Amember at the vfree end providing a bottle contacting member substantially uniformly yieldable from the top tothe bottom.

3; In a crate orjars, bottles and the like,

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a corner post, a bottle contacting member contacting member and the post, said curved members being attached to the bottle contacting member and post respectively and oppositely curved.

4. A corner post for crates formed of clear, straight grainedi wood having "the grain running substantially at an angle of fifteen Vdegrees to the longitudinal side of the post, the post being formed on the outer side for the attachment of the side members of the crate and having a yieldable member on the inner side ci' the edge thereof, said inner member being cur-ved at the upper end and the face being concave, said last named member being yieldably attached to the post by an integral portion of the wood formed parallel' with the grain and a pair of oppositely curved members attached to the inner member and post respectively providing compression spring members between the inner bottle contacting member and the post.

5. In a crate for bottles, jars and the like, a corner post formed of straight grained wood cut at an angle of substantially yfifteen degrees to the grain, the material being sawed lengthwise parallel with the grain from each side providinga bottle contacting member on the inner edge spaced from the post and connected thereto by a yieldable portion parallel with the grain of tlfe wood, the bottle. contacting member being curved at the upper endv toward the post member,

the bottle contacting member being sawedV to provide an upper spring member extending substantially half the length thereof curved toward the post member, the post being sawed to provide a similar spring like member curved toward the lower end of the bottle contacting member, the said spring members being lsubstantially parallel'with the grain of the wood and providing members yieldably resisting movement of ther bottle contacting member Atoward the post, the saw kerfs separating the bottle contacting member from the post terminating in enlarged apertures extending through the post and bottle contacting member respectively to prevent separating of the material, and brads extending through the two portions adjacent the said apertures, the bottle contacting member and spring members terminating short of the ends of the posts.

In testimony whereof, I sign this specification. f

BENZION TARTAKovsKY.

Washington, D. C. 

